New Rocking Horse, Random Cuteness & Sing-a-Long

Grammy and Grandpa Hawes got Justin a new rocking horse which he absolutely loves!


Here are some random cute shots this week. Simply put, he's adorable as usual :)

Finally, I snapped some footage of little guy singing a little diddy and justin giggling away. Enjoy!

Bath Photos...The finale....

Well folks...Justin is 2 years old and we figured he's getting to the point monthly bath pictures are starting to look the same and he's a "big boy" now.... Please enjoy the final installment of the monthly bath photos. I'm actually a little sad. :(

4th of July Weekend 2010-Part 2

We went to Ludington and watched the fireworks from the beach on Lake Michigan. We had to go really early to find parking and get good seats so for about 2 hours before hand Justin was running up and down the beach and in the water and played on the beach playground. He even climbed some of the dunes. He was a happy camper (and pretty pooped by the end of the evening-it was waaaay past bedtime by the time we got back). We had been gearing him up for the fireworks and watching his expression was priceless. I think we spent more time soaking in his happiness and enjoying his smile more than we did watch the fireworks ourselves! It was a great evening; enjoy!

We couldn't tear him away from this thing!


He had a great time until the sand and sunscreen got in his eyes! :(



Swinging. A favorite pastime.

Beautiful Sunset :)

Beach starting to fill up!

Can you see little buddy almost to the top?!

Keeping his eyes on the prize and not giving up! He was a determined little guy!

Daddy, Grammy & J-Man anxiously awaiting the big booms!

Daddy & Mommy taking a moment to enjoy eachother :)

FINALLY! The natives were getting restless AND cranky! The fireworks were beautiful!

4th of July Weekend 2010-Part 1

Oh my gosh, we are so far behind on our blog adventures. I'm going to flashback to 4th of July weekend (insert flashback sequence & music)......

A bunch of the family got together at Grammy & Grandpa Hawes's house and it was a great opportunity for Justin to reconnect with some of the family we dont' get to see very often:
Aunt Gail & Uncle John from the Chicago, Uncle Brian "Bud", Aunt Melissa & Uncle Shane and Great-Grandma Irene. Grammy & Grandpa's house is in the country so it was a weekend full of bonfires, grilling, playing outside & visiting with everyone. Here are a few pics of Justin hanging with the fam.


Here's Justin saying Buh Bye to Uncle Bud as he heads back to Ludington. We're thinking as Justin gets older the 2 of them are going to partake in some shenanigans and nonsense!


Here's Aunt Melissa, Justin & Uncle Shane enjoying the bonfire after the family marshmallow war. Justin was a key soldier in stealing marshmallows so mommy and daddy could reload on ammo.

Here's a cute one of Justin and Uncle John who came to be best of buddies.

Justin and Grandpa were checking out Auntie Melissa's brother's new Harley. We tried to get Justin to take a seat, but he didn't like how loud it was....he was very curious though!

Here's Great Grandma and Justin taking a breather on the porch.

Story time with great grandma!

Here's mama and Justin at Veteran's Memorial Park in Fremont.

The boys taking a quick pic on one of the bridges at Branstrom Park where we went for a nice walk and played on the playground.

My monkeys on the slide.

Here's a pic of the kiddie pool Grammy & Grandpa got him. He LOVED it!

My water baby, er, big boy!

Stay tuned for part 2 of the blog for our trip to Ludington for the fireworks on Lake Michigan!